Rochester police seek help finding Market Basket robber

Monday

Oct 1, 2012 at 3:15 AM

By Liz Markhlevskayalmark@fosters.com

ROCHESTER — Police are searching for a man who they say committed robbery at Market Basket on Sunday before fleeing with cash.

The robbery occurred around 4:45 p.m. on Milton Road, when a white male man in his late 20s or early 30s demanded cash from a Market Basket cashier while insinuating he had a weapon. No injuries resulted from the incident, and no weapon was actually shown, said Police Sgt. Anthony Bossi.

"No weapon was displayed, but one was indicated," said Bossi.

He said while the Market Basket was "pretty full" at the time the robbery occurred, it appears no other customers or employees knew the robbery was taking place at the time that the suspect was demanding cash.

"Nobody really knew it because it was directed toward a specific cashier," he said.

Police conducted a K9 track in efforts to find the robbery suspect, said Bossi, but as of 10 p.m. Sunday, the suspect was not found.

He could not say Sunday night which direction the alleged robber fled.

The suspect is described as being a white male in his late 20s or early 30s, wearing an olive green coat with darker sleeves, blue jeans, and white sneakers. He has medium build and some facial hair.

Rochester Police Department is asking for help identifying the male suspect.

Anyone who was witness to this event or knows who the suspect is asked to contact the Rochester Police Department at 330-7128 or Rochester Crime Line 335-6500